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Grade 6-A Honor Roll: Nora Bailey, Emma Breu, Matthew Finstad, Kate Fischer, Ethan Forstner, Jack Hazuka, Audrey Hillesheim, Kyley Johnson, Lucille Jumper, Malley Krzmarzick, Sol Larson, Autumn Nachreiner, Jayden Nachreiner, Jake Nosbush, Abigail Schneider, Elle Wald, Evelyn Weier, Austin Wilfahrt, Hudson Wurtzberger, Madelyn Wurtzberger and Lorelei Wyczawski Grade 5- A Honor Roll: Cael Altermatt, Leo Beranek, Mary Bolduan, Avery Braulick, Annalina Collins, Simon Gaalswyk, Kyle Kretsch, Regan LeBrun and Kaiden Tauer Grade 6-B Honor Roll: Kyla Aufderheide, Amos Beranek, Eli ...

MnDOT announces winners of snowplow naming contest

ST. PAUL – Oh, For Sleet’s Sake and Flurrious George are the top vote-getters in the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Name a Snowplow contest and will soon join the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) fleet of snowplows statewide along with six others. The winning names, in order of vote totals, and their future homes are: • Oh, For Sleet’s Sake – District 3 (Central Minnesota) • Flurrious George – District 6 (Southeast Minnesota) • Sled Zeppelin – District 2 (Northwest Minnesota) • K Pop Blizzard Hunter – District 8 ...

NUHS Knowledge Bowl finishes four teams in top five

NEW ULM – NUHS Knowledge Bowl teams took four of the top five places on the podium today at their fifth meet of the season in Mankato on Tuesday, February 24. Thirty-six teams competed from New Ulm High School, Central High School, NU Cathedral, Maple River, USC, Loyola, Blue Earth ...

MVL knowledge bowl conference champs

The first annual South Central Conference Knowledge Bowl Meet was held at Minnesota Valley Lutheran (MVL) on February 20. Twenty-four teams from across all six conference schools, including MVL, St. Clair, Le Sueur-Henderson, Sibley East, Maple River, and Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, ...

Tomahawk Conference knowledge bowl champions

Cathedral High School took first and third at the Tomahawk-Valley Conference Knowledge Bowl meet this week. Champions are Logan Klawitter, Levi Bailey, Lane Ruch, Ava Schmid, and Alaina Blomberg. Taking third place are Anton Pyan, August Pekrul, Jack Griebel, Jimmy Jensen, and Joshua ...

New Ulm renews ‘Bicycle Friendly Community’ designation

The League of American Bicyclists announced the latest honorees of the Bicycle Friendly Community award on January 28, and New Ulm has once again been designated a Bicycle Friendly Community at the Bronze level for 2025 - 2029. New Ulm first received the designation in 2017 and communities must re-apply every four years. “Over the years, individuals and organizations throughout our community have worked very hard to continue making our bicycling amenities and infrastructure here in New Ulm better and better for supporting safe bicycling,” said Alice Johnson, an active member of ...